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Saul bliver standset af Jesus
9 Saul var stadig fuld af had til Herrens disciple. Han levede og åndede kun for at få dem alle sammen udryddet. Han opsøgte ypperstepræsten i Jerusalem 2 og bad om at få nogle breve med til synagogerne i Damaskus, så han kunne arrestere dem, som holdt sig til „Vejen”,[a] både mænd og kvinder, og bringe dem til Jerusalem som fanger.
3 Kort før han nåede frem til Damaskus, blev han pludselig omsluttet og blændet af et stærkt lys fra himlen. 4 Han faldt på knæ med ansigtet mod jorden og hørte en stemme, der sagde: „Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du mig?”
5 „Hvem er du, Herre?” spurgte han.
Stemmen svarede: „Jeg er nazaræeren[b] Jesus, som du forfølger! 6 Men rejs dig nu op og gå ind i byen. Dér vil du få at vide, hvad du skal gøre.”
7 De mænd, der var sammen med Saul, stod målløse. De kunne høre, at der var en, der talte til Saul, men de kunne ikke se nogen. 8 Saul rejste sig langsomt op, men da han åbnede øjnene igen, kunne han intet se. Hans ledsagere tog ham ved hånden og førte ham ind til Damaskus. 9 I de næste tre dage kunne han intet se, og han hverken spiste eller drak noget i den tid.
10 I Damaskus boede der en discipel, som hed Ananias. Til ham sagde Herren i et syn: „Ananias!” „Ja, Herre,” svarede han. 11 „Gå hen i Den Lige Gade. Find frem til det hus, der tilhører en mand ved navn Judas, og spørg efter Saul fra Tarsos. Han er ved at bede, 12 og han har i et syn set en mand ved navn Ananias komme ind til ham og lægge hænderne på ham, for at han kan få sit syn igen.”
13 „Jamen, Herre,” udbrød Ananias, „jeg har hørt så mange fortælle om alle de frygtelige ting, han har gjort mod de troende i Jerusalem. 14 Det siges, at han nu har fået fuldmagt fra ypperstepræsterne, så han kan arrestere alle, der tror på dig.”
15 „Gør det nu alligevel,” sagde Herren, „for jeg har udvalgt ham til at forkynde mit budskab både for Israels folk og for andre folkeslag, endog for konger. 16 Jeg vil vise ham, hvor meget han skal komme til at gå igennem for min skyld.”
17 Så gik Ananias hen og fandt Saul, lagde hænderne på ham og sagde: „Bror Saul! Herren Jesus, som åbenbarede sig for dig på vejen hertil, har sendt mig, for at du skal få dit syn igen og blive fyldt med Helligåndens kraft.” 18 Straks faldt der noget ligesom skæl fra Sauls øjne, og han kunne se igen, hvorefter han rejste sig og blev døbt. 19 Så spiste han igen og kom hurtigt til kræfter.
Saul i Damaskus
Saul blev hos de Jesus-troende i Damaskus i nogle dage, 20 og i synagogerne begyndte han straks at forkynde, at Jesus virkelig er Guds Søn. 21 Alle, der hørte ham, blev meget forbavsede og spurgte hinanden: „Er det ikke den mand, som i Jerusalem bekæmpede de mennesker, som tror på Jesus? Kom han ikke netop hertil i samme ærinde for at arrestere dem og føre dem som fanger til ypperstepræsten?”
22 Som Saul fik stadig større kraft og indsigt, kunne jøderne i Damaskus ikke klare sig imod ham, når han ud fra Skrifterne beviste, at Jesus virkelig er den ventede Messias.
23 Efter nogen tid besluttede de jødiske ledere at slå ham ihjel. 24 Men Saul blev underrettet om deres planer. Dag og nat holdt man vagt ved byens porte for at få ram på ham. 25 Derfor hjalp nogle af hans disciple ham en nat ud af byen, idet de firede ham ned i en kurv gennem en åbning i bymuren.
Saul i Jerusalem og Tarsos
26 Da Saul senere kom til Jerusalem, prøvede han at komme i forbindelse med de Jesus-troende dér, men de var bange for ham. De troede ikke på, at han virkelig var en discipel. 27 Men Barnabas tog sig af ham og førte ham til apostlene. Han forklarede dem, hvordan Saul på sin rejse havde set Herren, og hvad Herren havde sagt til ham. Han fortalte også, at Saul med stor frimodighed havde forkyndt om Jesus i Damaskus. 28 Fra da af kunne han færdes frit blandt de troende i Jerusalem. Han forkyndte ivrigt budskabet om Jesus. 29 Men så kom han til at diskutere med nogle græsktalende jøder, og de lagde planer om at slå ham ihjel. 30 Da menighedens ledere blev klar over, hvilken fare han befandt sig i, eskorterede de ham til havnebyen Cæsarea, hvorfra de sendte ham med skib til hans hjemby, Tarsos. 31 Derefter havde menighederne i hele Judæa, Galilæa og Samaria en rolig periode. De levede gudfrygtigt til Herrens ære og voksede under Helligåndens vejledning.
Peter udfører to store mirakler
32 Peter rejste meget omkring, og han var engang på besøg i menigheden i Lydda. 33 I den by traf han en mand ved navn Æneas, der var lam og havde været sengeliggende i otte år. 34 Peter sagde til ham: „Æneas! Jesus Messias helbreder dig! Stå op og red din seng!” Og han stod ud af sengen med det samme. 35 Da folk i Lydda og på Saronsletten så Æneas gå rask og rørig omkring, kom mange af dem til tro på Herren.
36 I Joppe var der en discipel ved navn Tabita (det betyder „gazelle”). Hun var altid parat til at give en håndsrækning—også økonomisk. 37 Men så blev hun pludselig syg og døde. Hendes venner gjorde hende i stand til begravelsen og lagde hende i et rum på første sal. 38 Joppe ligger ikke langt fra Lydda, så da disciplene hørte, at Peter var i Lydda, sendte de to mænd af sted for at bede ham om at komme hurtigst muligt. 39 Han tog straks med dem, og så snart de kom til Joppe, førte de ham op til rummet ovenpå. De mange enker, der var samlet dér, kom grædende hen til ham og viste ham de kjortler og andre klædningsstykker, som Tabita havde syet til dem. 40 Peter bad dem alle om at gå udenfor, hvorefter han knælede ned og bad. Så vendte han sig mod den døde og sagde: „Tabita, rejs dig op!” Hun slog øjnene op, og da hun så Peter, satte hun sig op. 41 Han gav hende hånden og hjalp hende op at stå. Så kaldte han på enkerne og alle de troende, for at de skulle komme ind og se, at hun nu var i live. 42 Beretningen om det mirakel spredtes som en løbeild gennem byen, og mange kom til tro på Herren. 43 Peter blev boende i Joppe et stykke tid hos en garver, der hed Simon.
Acts 9
New International Version
Saul’s Conversion(A)
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(E) 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice(F) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”(G)
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound(H) but did not see anyone.(I) 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.(J) So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,(K) “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus(L) named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on(M) him to restore his sight.”
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(N) in Jerusalem.(O) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(P) to arrest all who call on your name.”(Q)
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(R) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(S) and their kings(T) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(U)
17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(V) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(W) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(X) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples(Y) in Damascus.(Z) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(AA) that Jesus is the Son of God.(AB) 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?(AC) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(AD) 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.(AE)
23 After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,(AF) 24 but Saul learned of their plan.(AG) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.(AH)
26 When he came to Jerusalem,(AI) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas(AJ) took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,(AK) and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.(AL) 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](AM) but they tried to kill him.(AN) 30 When the believers(AO) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(AP) and sent him off to Tarsus.(AQ)
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(AR) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(AS)
Aeneas and Dorcas
32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(AT) who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you.(AU) Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AV) saw him and turned to the Lord.(AW)
36 In Joppa(AX) there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good(AY) and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.(AZ) 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples(BA) heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(BB) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 Peter sent them all out of the room;(BC) then he got down on his knees(BD) and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.”(BE) She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.(BF) 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.(BG)
Footnotes
- Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture
מעשי השליחים 9
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
ט כל אותו זמן המשיך שאול לאיים על המאמינים המשיחיים באלימות וברצח. הוא הלך אל הכהן הגדול בירושלים 2 וביקש ממנו מכתב אל בתי-הכנסת בדמשק. במכתב ביקש מבתי-הכנסת לשתף פעולה ברדיפת המאמינים המשיחיים שם, גברים ונשים כאחד, כדי ששאול יוכל לאסרם ולהביאם לירושלים.
3 כשהתקרב שאול לדמשק במסגרת שליחותו, סנוורה אותו לפתע אלומת אור חזקה מן השמים. 4 הוא נפל ארצה ושמע קול מדבר אליו: "שאול, שאול, מדוע אתה רודף אותי?"
5 "מי אתה, אדוני?" שאל שאול.
"אני ישוע שאותו אתה רודף!" ענה הקול. 6 "לך עכשיו העירה, וחכה להוראות נוספות!"
7 מלוויו של שאול עמדו נדהמים וחסרי-מילים, כי שמעו קול אך לא ראו איש.
10 באותה עת גר בדמשק מאמין משיחי בשם חנניה. האדון נגלה אליו בחלום ואמר לו: "חנניה!"
"כן, אדוני!" השיב חנניה.
11 והאדון המשיך: "לך לביתו של יהודה ברחוב 'הישר', ושאל שם על שאול מהעיר טרסוס. ברגע זה הוא מתפלל אלי, 12 ורואה בחזיון אדם בשם חנניה ניגש אליו וסומך עליו את ידיו, כדי שתשוב אליו ראייתו."
13 "אבל, אדוני," קרא חנניה, "שמעתי סיפורים רבים על הדברים הנוראים שעשה שאול זה למאמינים בך בירושלים! 14 הוא בא לדמשק רק משום שקיבל רשות מראשי הכוהנים לאסור את כל המאמינים המשיחיים כאן!"
15 "לך ועשה מה שאמרתי לך," אמר האדון לחנניה, "כי בחרתי בשאול להביא את בשורתי אל עמים רבים ומלכיהם ואל עם-ישראל. 16 אני אראה לו כמה יהיה עליו לסבול למען שמי!"
17 חנניה הלך לביתו של יהודה, וכשמצא את שאול סמך עליו את ידיו ואמר: "שאול אחי, האדון ישוע, אשר נראה אליך בדרך, שלח אותי אליך כדי שתימלא ברוח הקודש, וכדי שישוב אליך אור עיניך."
18 "באותו רגע נפקחו עיניו של שאול, כאילו נפלו מהן קשקשים, וראייתו שבה אליו. הוא קם על רגליו ונטבל במים, 19 ולאחר מכן אכל את ארוחתו הראשונה מזה שלושה ימים, וכוחו שב אליו. הוא נשאר עם המאמינים בדמשק ימים אחדים, 20 ואחר כך החל לבקר בבתי-הכנסת השונים, וסיפר לכולם שישוע המשיח הוא באמת בן-האלוהים!
21 כל מי ששמע את דברי שאול נדהם. "האין זה אותו האיש שרדף באכזריות כה רבה את המאמינים המשיחיים בירושלים?" שאלו. "חשבנו שהוא בא לכאן כדי לאסור את המאמינים, ולהביאם כבולים בשרשרות אל ראשי הכוהנים!"
22 שאול הלך ונמלא כוח וגבורה, ויהודי דמשק לא יכלו להפריך את טענותיו והוכחותיו שישוע באמת המשיח. 23 כעבור זמן-מה החליטו מנהיגי היהודים להרוג את שאול. 24 אולם מישהו גילה לשאול את מזימתם, ואמר לו שהמנהיגים הציבו שומרים בשערי העיר, יומם ולילה, כדי לתפסו ולהרגו. 25 לכן באותו לילה הבריחו אותו אחדים מהתלמידים אל מחוץ לעיר. הם הושיבו אותו בתוך סל גדול ושלשלוהו דרך פרצה אל מעבר לחומה.
26 שאול הגיע לירושלים וניסה להיפגש עם המאמינים המשיחיים, אך כולם פחדו מפניו, כי חשבו שהוא מרמה אותם. 27 בר-נבא בא לעזרתו של שאול ולקח אותו אל השליחים. הוא סיפר להם כיצד שאול ראה את האדון בדרך לדמשק, וכיצד שמע את דבריו. בר-נבא גם דיווח להם על הטפתו האמיצה והנלהבת של שאול בשם ישוע. 28 לשמע דברים אלה קיבלו אותו השליחים לשורותיהם, ומאז היה שאול תמיד עם המאמינים, והטיף בשם האדון באומץ לב. 29 שאול שוחח והתווכח גם עם היהודים דוברי היוונית, אולם הם זממו להרוג אותו. 30 כשנודע לשאר האחים על הסכנה הנשקפת לו, לקחו אותו לקיסריה, ומשם שלחוהו לביתו שבטרסוס.
31 בינתיים חדלו הרדיפות, וקהילות יהודה, הגליל והשומרון נהנו משקט ושלווה וגדלו בכוח ובמספר. רוח הקודש עודד את המאמינים, והם למדו להתהלך ביראת-ה'.
32 פטרוס נסע ממקום למקום כדי לבקר את הקהילות, ויום אחד בא לבקר את המאמינים בלוד. 33 הוא פגש שם אדם משותק בשם אניאס, שהיה מרותק למיטתו כשמונה שנים.
34 "אניאס," אמר לו פטרוס, "ישוע המשיח ריפא אותך! קום וסדר את מיטתך!" והוא נרפא מיד. 35 כל תושבי לוד והשרון ראו את הנס והאמינו באדון.
36 ביפו הייתה תלמידה אחת בשם צביה, שתמיד עשתה מעשי צדקה ועזרה בעיקר לעניים. 37 באותם ימים חלתה צביה ומתה. ידידיה טיהרו את הגופה והניחו אותה בעליית-הגג. 38 אולם כאשר נודע להם שפטרוס היה בקרבת המקום, מיהרו לשלוח שני אנשים ללוד, כדי לבקש ממנו שיבוא איתם ליפו. 39 בלי להתמהמה הלך איתם פטרוס ליפו, וכשנכנס אל הבית הובילו אותו מיד אל החדר שבו שכבה צביה. החדר היה מלא אלמנות בוכיות, אשר הראו זו לזו חולצות ושמלות שצביה תפרה למענן.
40 פטרוס ביקש מכולן לצאת מהחדר, ואז כרע על ברכיו והתפלל. לאחר מכן פנה אל הגופה וקרא: "צביה, קומי!" באותו רגע פקחה צביה את עיניה, ובראותה את פטרוס הזדקפה על מיטתה. 41 הוא הושיט את ידו ועזר לה לעמוד על רגליה. אחר כך קרא פטרוס לכל האחים ולכל האלמנות והציג את צביה לפניהם.
42 הידיעה המשמחת התפשטה במהירות בכל העיר, ואנשים רבים האמינו באדון. 43 פטרוס נשאר ביפו זמן רב והתגורר אצל מעבד-עורות בשם שמעון.
Acts 9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Conversion of Saul
9 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest(A) 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(B) 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”(C) 5 He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” 7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one.(D) 8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing;[a] so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 For three days he was without sight and neither ate nor drank.
10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.”(E) 11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying,(F) 12 and he has seen in a vision[b] a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name.”(G) 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel;(H) 16 I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”(I) 17 So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul[c] and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(J) 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul Preaches in Damascus
For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,(K) 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” 21 All who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem among those who invoked this name? And has he not come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”(L) 22 Saul became increasingly more powerful and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus[d] was the Messiah.[e](M)
Saul Escapes from the Jews
23 After some time had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him,(N) 24 but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night so that they might kill him,(O) 25 but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall,[f] lowering him in a basket.
Saul in Jerusalem
26 When he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.(P) 27 But Barnabas took him, brought him to the apostles, and described for them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.(Q) 28 So he went in and out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He spoke and argued with the Hellenists, but they were attempting to kill him.(R) 30 When the brothers and sisters learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(S)
The Healing of Aeneas
32 Now as Peter went here and there among all the brothers and sisters,[g] he came down also to the saints living in Lydda.(T) 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, for he was paralyzed. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed!” And immediately he got up.(U) 35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.(V)
Peter in Lydda and Joppa
36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas.[h] She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.(W) 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs.(X) 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.”(Y) 39 So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.(Z) 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.(AA) 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive.(AB) 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile, he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.(AC)
Acts 9
King James Version
9 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
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